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T Bill's Plain Market Talk
Hey everyone. It’s Bill Thompson, T Bill, and welcome to Plain Market Talk, where I will provide a straight-forward interpretation and analysis of current market news based on my experience as a retired Wall Street Stockbroker with almost 50 years of experience and I will also provide business lesso...
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09/12/25 – Markets At Record Highs, Revised Economic Reports, Paramount May Buy Warner Brothers, Covid Vaccine Stocks Down, Hostile Takeover Defenses, The Wall of Cash.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
The markets are at record highs.
The r...
08/28/25 – Markets Near Record Highs, Strong U.S. Economy Growth, President Trump Fires Fed Governor, Cracker Barrell Backs Down, Amtrak New High-Speed Trains.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
The markets are near record highs.
Pr...
07/19/25 – Astronomer CEO Placed On Leave After Coldplay Concert Incident, Steve Miller Tour Canceled Due To Climate Change, Block Up 10% On Addition to the S&P 500, Upcoming Economic Reports.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
Astronomer CEO Andy Bryon placed on leave af...
07/12/25 – New Tariffs Against Mexico and European Union, Firefly Going Public, Superman Opens Over $100 Million, Treasury Reports June Surplus, The Economic Multiplier Effect.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
Trump Administration announces 30% tariffs...
06/28/25 – Markets At Record Highs, Deeper Into The Recent Economic Numbers, U.S. – China Trade Agreement, A Potential Big July For The Box Office.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
The markets are at record highs.
A de...
06/13/25 – Israel Attack On Iran’s Effect On Financial Markets, Recent Economic News, Nintendo Switch 2 Sales Record, Snow White Loses Over $200 million.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
The financial and economic effect of Israel...
05/23/25 – Possible 25% Tariff On iPhones, EU May Get Hit with 50% Tariffs, Strong Rally In Nuclear Stocks, Intuit Up On Strong Earnings, The Exodus From Hollywood.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
Apple is being threatened with 25% tariffs u...
05/02/25 – Market Up On Strong Labor Report and Possible Tariff Negotiations, California Now 4th Largest World Economy, Qualifications To Be Pope, Certifying Corporate Financials.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
The market is up on a strong labor report a...
04/11/25 – The Market’s Recent Volatility, Amazon Cancelling Orders From China, February Inflation Down To Lowest Level In Four Years, Bond Market Reaction To Tariffs.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
The market’s recent volatility.
Amazon...
04/03/25 – The Market’s Reaction To The Tariffs. How They Were Calculated, The Market’s YTD Returns, Money Movement, Bitcoin Down 20% From Its Highs.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
The market’s reaction to the tariffs.
...
03/20/25 – The Market’s Recent Volatility, The Federal Reserve Interest Rate Decision, Amtrak Getting a New CEO, How Much Do Astronauts Make.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
The market’s recent volatility.
The F...
03/07/25 – Market’s Reaction To Tariffs, Walgreens Going Private, The Wash Sale Rule, The February Labor Report. Academy Awards Financial Impact.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
The market’s reaction to the tariffs.
02/21/25 – Tariffs and Inflation, United Healthcare Stock Decline, The Market’s Recent Performance, Evaluating a Company, New York Yankees Allowing. Beards.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
Tariffs and inflation.
The market’s...
02/07/25 – The Stock Market’s YTD Returns, Tariffs Explained, The Super Bowl and The Stock Market, Affirm Up 20%.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
The stock market’s year-to-date returns.
12/13/24 – The Price Earnings Ratio, Broadcom Over $1 Trillion In Value, NLRB Rules Reality Contestants Are Employees, Fed Expected To Cut Rates.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
The Price Earnings Ratio
Broadcom ove...
11/26/24 – The Stock Market At Record Highs, The Proposed Tariffs, Netflix After The Streaming Issues, Macy’s $154 Billion Accounting Issue, Glicken Box Office Success, The NYSE Pediment.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
The stock markets are at record highs.
11/08/24 – The Stock Market’s Good Week, The Aftermath of the Market Crash of 1929, The Fed Cuts Rates, UMG Suing Tunecore For Music Copyright Infringement.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
The stock market’s good week.
The aft...
11/01/24 – The Stock Market Crash of 1929 and The Great Depression, Markets Up After Weak Labor Report, Amazon’s Strong Earnings, Inflation Near Fed Target.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 and The Grea...
10/24/24 – Investing 97 – Retirement Accounts 5 – IRA’s – Allowed Investments, Market Election Uncertainty, Record Demand for World Series Tickets, Tesla Up on Strong Earnings.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
IRA’s – Allowed and prohibited investments....
10/17/24 – Investing 96 – Retirement Accounts 4 – Roth IRA’s, Markets Near Record Highs, Nvidia Keeps Climbing, Climate Danger To Sports Stadiums
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
An introduction to Roth IRA’s.
Stock...
10/03/24 – Investing 95– Retirement Accounts 3– Traditional IRA’s, The Dock Workers Strike, Open AI’s New Funding, Michael Jordan Suing NASCAR, Diamond Sports Dropping MLB.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
An overview of Traditional IRA’s.
Th...
09/19/24 – Investing 94– Retirement Accounts 2 – An Introduction To IRA’s, The Fed’s Big Rate Cut, Tupperware Declares Bankruptcy, Great Britain’s Post Brexit Issues.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
Ain introduction to Traditional IRA’s.
09/13/24 – Investing 93– Retirement Accounts 1 – Types of Retirement Accounts, Inflation At Lowest Level Since 2021, Market Near Record Highs, FDA Approves Apple’s AirPods as Hearing Aid.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
Types of retirement accounts.
The Con...
09/06/24 – Investing 92– Investing With A U.S. Government Guarantee Against Loss Part 2, A Weak Labor Report, $10 Million Alleged Music Streaming Fraud, Circle K Looking To Buy 7-Eleven.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
August labor report weaker than expected.
08/29/24 – Investing 93– Investing With A U.S. Government Guarantee Against Loss, Markets Near Record Highs, Nvidia, Best Buy, and Dollar General Earnings.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
Investing with a U.S. government guarantee...
08/22/24 – Investing 92– Mutual Funds 41– Index Investing 20 – Leveraged Index Funds, Less Jobs Than Reported, Peloton Possible Comeback, Canadian Rail Shutdown, Wal-Mart+ Burger King Offer.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
Mutual Funds – The full list of the ProShar...
08/15/24 – Investing 91– Mutual Funds 40 – Index Investing 19 – S&P 500 ETF Vs. The Index, Inflation Coming Down, Retail Sales Strong, Mars Buying Kellanova, Deadpool & Wolverine Over $1 Billion.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
Mutual Funds – The Standard & Poor’s 500 In...
08/08/24 – Investing 90– Mutual Funds 39 – Index Investing 18 – Index ETF’s, Carry Trades, Boeing’s New CEO, Heatflation, Disney May Have Three $1 Billion Movies.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
Mutual Funds – Leveraged Index Exchange Tra...
08/01/24 – Investing 89– Mutual Funds 39 – Index Investing 17 – S&P 500 Inverse Leveraged Funds, Deadpool & Wolverine Heading for $1 Billion, CrowdStrike Declines, First AI Law.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
Mutual Funds – S&P 500 Inverse leveraged Fu...
07/26/24 – Investing 88– Mutual Funds 38 – Index Investing 16 – Rydex S&P 500 Leveraged Fund, Inflation Coming Down, Paris Olympics Lower Costs, CrowdStrike Stock Fallout.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
Mutual Funds – The Rydex S&P 500 leveraged F...
07/18/24 – Investing 87– Mutual Funds 37 – Index Investing 15 – Rydex DJIA Leveraged Fund, Amazon Record Prime Day Sales, Ferrari Looking For Counterfeits, Darden Acquires Chuy’s.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
Mutual Funds – The Rydex Dow Jones Industria...
07/11/24 – Investing 86 – Mutual Funds 36 – Index Investing 14 – Rydex DJIA Funds, Prices Declined in June, Olympic Betting, The End of Redbox.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
Mutual Funds – The Rydex Dow Jones Industri...
07/03/24 – Investing 85– Mutual Funds 35 – Index Investing 13 – Leveraged Index Funds, Markets At Record Highs, Southwest Airlines Employs Poison Pill, Job Market Remains Hot.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
Mutual Funds – Leveraged Index Funds.
06/27/24 – Investing 84– Mutual Funds 34 – Index Investing 12 – Walgreens Worst Day In Its History, Record Labels Suing AI Music Creators, Music Tech Companies Guidelines For AI Music.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
Mutual Funds – Index Investing Part 11.
06/14/24 – Investing 83 – Mutual Funds 33 – Index Investing 11 – The S&P Midcap 400 Returns, Abercrombie & Fitch Comeback, Stock Splits Are Back, Russian Currency Exchange Sanctions.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
Mutual Funds – Index Investing Part 11.
06/06/24 – Investing 82 – Mutual Funds 32 – Index Investing 10 – The S&P Midcap 400, Markets at Record Highs, The NBA’s $76 Billion TV Deal, Spotify CEO’s Music Creation Comments.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
Mutual Funds – Index Investing Part 10.
05/30/24 – Investing 81 – Mutual Funds 31– Index Investing 9 – The Nasdaq 100 vs. The S&P 500, Kohl’s and Salesforce Earnings Miss, Change In Settlement, The Key To Business Success.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
Mutual Funds – Index Investing Part 9.
05/23/24 – Investing 80 – Mutual Funds 30– Index Investing 8 – The Nasdaq 100, Stock Market Still At Record Highs, Nvidia 10-for-1 Split, Ticketmaster Anti Trust Lawsuit.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
Mutual Funds – Index Investing Part 8.
05/15/24 – Investing 79 – Mutual Funds 29– Index Investing 7, Stock Market At Record Highs, Shorting S&P 500 SPDR’s, Inflation Easing, Apple Apologizes for Ad.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
Mutual Funds – Index Investing Part 7.
05/10/24 – Investing 78 – Mutual Funds 28– Index Investing 6, S&P 500 SPDR’s, Novavax Stock Doubles, Consumer Sentiment Down, $2 Million VIP Package for Tyson/Paul Fight.
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:
Mutual Funds – Index Investing Part 6.